MIT’s Writing and Communication Center (WCC) conducted an anonymous survey during May-July of 2024 with a goal to understand how MIT students, researchers, and faculty use AI chatbots for their writing and communication.
The survey helps us understand:
- What types of AI chatbots they use and how frequently.
- What writing projects they use them for, at what stages, and with what specific writing tasks.
- What they find useful in using these tools and what limitations they point to.
The results of the survey are presented below. They represent 678 complete responses received from the MIT community including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and researchers, faculty and staff. The results can be sorted and analyzed using filters in the right-side column.
Participants
How are
chatbots used?
Text
generation
Revising
text
Effectiveness
Overall
experience
Survey Participant Demographics
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How are chatbots used?
How are chatbots used for pre-writing and text generation?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
tasks
Text generation
tasks
Text generation
techniques
Other pre-writing or
generation tasks
How are chatbots used for pre-writing and text generation?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
tasks
Text generation
tasks
Text generation
techniques
Other pre-writing or
generation tasks
Pre-writing tasks
How are chatbots used for pre-writing and text generation?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
tasks
Text generation
tasks
Text generation
techniques
Other pre-writing or
generation tasks
Text generation tasks
How are chatbots used for pre-writing and text generation?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
tasks
Text generation
tasks
Text generation
techniques
Other pre-writing or
generation tasks
Text generation techniques
How are chatbots used for pre-writing and text generation?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
tasks
Text generation
tasks
Text generation
techniques
Other pre-writing or
generation tasks
Have you used chatbots for any other tasks related to pre-writing or text generation?
How are chatbots used for text editing and revision?
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Revision tasks
Editing tasks
Editing
techniques
Other editing and
revision tasks
How are chatbots used for text editing and revision?
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Revision tasks
Editing tasks
Editing
techniques
Other editing and
revision tasks
Revision tasks
How are chatbots used for text editing and revision?
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Revision tasks
Editing tasks
Editing
techniques
Other editing and
revision tasks
Editing tasks
How are chatbots used for text editing and revision?
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Revision tasks
Editing tasks
Editing
techniques
Other editing and
revision tasks
Editing techniques
How are chatbots used for text editing and revision?
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Revision tasks
Editing tasks
Editing
techniques
Other editing and
revision tasks
Have you used chatbots for any other tasks related to text editing or revision?
How effective are AI chatbots with the following aspects of writing?
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Pre-writing
Text generation
Revision
Editing
How effective are AI chatbots with the following aspects of writing?
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Pre-writing
Text generation
Revision
Editing
Pre-writing
How effective are AI chatbots with the following aspects of writing?
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Pre-writing
Text generation
Revision
Editing
Text generation
How effective are AI chatbots with the following aspects of writing?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
Text generation
Revision
Editing
Revision
How effective are AI chatbots with the following aspects of writing?
Explore the different stages by clicking on the sub-menus below.
Pre-writing
Text generation
Revision
Editing
Editing
Overall experience using chatbots
